RCinNC
Well-Known Member
I just got done with my most recent swingarm service. Part of the service involves removing the pivot shaft end plate. This is what it looks like:
If you look in the service manual about the swingarm removal procedure, it specifically makes note to remove this plate before you loosen the pivot shaft. Many miles ago when I did my first swingarm service, I stripped out the head of the lower socket head screw while trying to remove it, and absent removing the u-joint for more working room to extract the screw, I doubt it's ever coming out. So I continued the procedure with the pivot shaft end plate in place, and didn't have any issues.
Yesteday I did another swingarm service, and of course the same issue arose, with the same solution: I removed the pivot shaft with the end plate in place. I'm just really curious if someone here knows why Yamaha says to remove that plate when it doesn't seem necessary to do so.
If you look in the service manual about the swingarm removal procedure, it specifically makes note to remove this plate before you loosen the pivot shaft. Many miles ago when I did my first swingarm service, I stripped out the head of the lower socket head screw while trying to remove it, and absent removing the u-joint for more working room to extract the screw, I doubt it's ever coming out. So I continued the procedure with the pivot shaft end plate in place, and didn't have any issues.
Yesteday I did another swingarm service, and of course the same issue arose, with the same solution: I removed the pivot shaft with the end plate in place. I'm just really curious if someone here knows why Yamaha says to remove that plate when it doesn't seem necessary to do so.